| From: | Scott Marlowe <scott(dot)marlowe(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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| To: | Scott Ribe <scott_ribe(at)elevated-dev(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Postgresql General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: seeking SQL book recommendation |
| Date: | 2013-01-25 11:46:49 |
| Message-ID: | CAOR=d=3y95orvrBOw-mrxKyp-0WQYmw-5X3pDXB_R8gjU2W+iQ@mail.gmail.com |
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On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 3:56 PM, Scott Ribe <scott_ribe(at)elevated-dev(dot)com> wrote:
> For a client who needs to learn how to query the db:
>
> - No SQL knowledge at all; needs to start from square 1.
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> - Smart, capable person, who will be in this position for a long time, using this db for a long time.
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> - No chance in hell this db will be moved off PG, so PG-centric is fine ;-)
OReilley's Learning SQL and SQL Cookbook are good places to start.
After he has his footing, SQL Antipatterns, The Art of SQL,and SQL for
Smarties are all good choices.
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